Austin Elects Labor Lawyer as DA – Florida Passes $15-an-Hour – Prop 22 Deceptive Message Worked
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where the Trump campaign is attempting to stop the count of votes. Donate to Help Us Cover Vote Count in…
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Somali Refugees & African-Americans Dance Together as They Vote in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA – On the afternoon of the election, Siraji Hassan was standing outside of the voting precinct in the Northview Heights housing projects, urging…
7 Unions & over 100 Black Clergy Call for General Strike if Trump Steals the Election
Last month, Payday broke the story of the 70,000-member Rochester AFL-CIO becoming the first local AFL-CIO to call for a general strike if Trump attempted…
WATCH: “The Unlearned Lessons of the Tree of Life Massacre”
PITTSBURGH, PA – Today, marks the 2nd anniversary of the Tree of Life synagogue massacre when 11 Jews were killed for their support of the…
Bernie, Summer Lee & UE Rally Skeptics for Biden in Western PA
RANKIN, PA – Surrounded by the industrial ruins of Pittsburgh’s historic Carrie Furnace, veteran organizer George Waksmunski of the United Electrical Workers (UE), stood outside…
Houston Teachers Sickout – 3 More AFL-CIO Call for General Strikes – Andre Dawson Wins Curt Flood Award
Folks, Greeting from the Burgh, where we are very busy finishing our documentary on the 2nd anniversary of the Tree of Life Massacre. Please, if…
Iowa Highway Workers Strike – Philly Sheriff Calls for Black Union Member Dues Boycott – Baltimore Teachers Move to Strike
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where over 500 workers at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh just opted to unionize and called on the National Labor…
Boise Teachers Strike – Wisc Machinists Walkoff – Detroit Nursing Home Strike
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where it’s a very busy Monday full of strikes across the U.S. as we’re seeing an uptick of wildcat strikes…
Rochester AFL-CIO Calls for General Strike if Trump Steals Election
Rochester AFL-CIO President Dan Maloney leading a picket line as president of UAW Local 1097 during the GM strike in September of 2019 (Zach D. Roberts)
Youngstown State Faculty Strikes – Conn. Nurses Strike – Columbus Teachers Strike
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday is swinging back into action after honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day. $90 Brought in from Our Recurring Donors Today…
Flight Attendant Union Prez Threatens Major Strike – 12 Detroit Nursing Homes to Strike – 1121 Strikes Since March 1st
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where it looks like we’ll have another weekend working to produce our documentary looking at the Tree of Life synagogue…
NLRB: Google Contractor Moving Work From Pittsburgh to Poland to Bust Union
PITTSBURGH, PA – Today the NLRB charged Google Contractor HCL with moving work from Pittsburgh to Poland, citing that the move was a way to…